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1575:George Carey
1555:William Wand
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1454:Commonwealth
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1442:Walter Curle
1437:Leonard Mawe
1432:William Laud
1370:Early modern
1356:Richard Foxe
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1319:Ralph Ergham
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829:John Pearson
824:John Wilkins
809:Brian Walton
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177:(1845-09-22)
109:1845 (death)
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1637:1845 deaths
1632:1761 births
1585:Peter Price
1530:Robert Eden
1508:Late modern
1427:Arthur Lake
1361:Oliver King
1331:Henry Bowet
1304:John Barnet
1227:see became
1045:Wulfhelm II
967:Mark Tanner
904:John Graham
819:George Hall
814:Henry Ferne
775:Hugh Bellot
590:Lee, Sidney
444:James Slade
241:Jane Adeane
203:Nationality
140:(1812–1824)
114:Predecessor
1682:Law family
1626:Categories
1489:John Wynne
1474:Thomas Ken
1469:Peter Mews
1417:John Still
1387:John Clerk
1085:Aethelwine
1075:Aethelwine
924:Luke Paget
694:1824–1845
667:1812–1824
638:required.)
477:References
410:Thomas Law
381:Whitehaven
357:Lancashire
353:Whitehaven
322:Edmund Law
270:Alma mater
227:Edmund Law
156:1761-09-12
106:Term ended
1090:Brihtwine
1080:Brihtwine
1050:Byrhthelm
750:John Bird
458:Henry Law
365:Cambridge
259:Education
188:, England
166:, England
124:Successor
1243:Medieval
1095:Merewith
1035:Wulfhelm
962:(Acting)
626:13 March
582:(1892).
560:14 April
534:14 April
397:Ewan Law
393:John Law
338:wrangler
217:Anglican
186:Somerset
1165:de jure
1140:Godfrey
1065:Ælfwine
1040:Alphege
592:(ed.).
349:Cumbria
345:St Bees
332:and at
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223:Parents
207:English
98:Elected
88:Diocese
1145:Robert
1070:Lyfing
1030:Athelm
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361:Oxford
236:Spouse
193:Buried
78:Church
1100:Dudoc
1060:Sigar
1023:Wells
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1163:see
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617:doi
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